Wow. What a good day! And Rust Reaper ROCKS!!

[Warbird]

Today was a very good day for me.  Mainly because I got to spend the $250 in Lowes gift cards various family members sent me for Christmas (my wife arranged it.  She rocks).  Purchased a brand spankin' new rolling tool chest made by Kobolt.  Got both the top and bottom units (I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow after church).  Lowes was having a 20% off sale, so that combined with the gift cards, and we got a $700 tool box for only $320 out of our own pocket.  I've been wanting a tool box like this for almost 10 years now and it feels so good to be able to take care of the tools properly (most were sitting in piles on various work benches and have not been properly taken care of).

The day was made even better because Rust Reaper saved me some money, and will end up saving me a whole lot more.  Putting tools in the new box, I came across this ratchet that was almost frozen up.  It turned like it was gummed up going in one direction and would barely turn going in the other.  I figured the insides were gone and the ratchet was destined for the garbage.

I'd just moved the Rust Reaper that had been sitting in a pile on one of the work benches and figured I may as well give it a try.  I'd purchased the stuff to use on the sticking throttle cable in my snow plow truck but hadn't gotten around to trying it yet.  I squirted some around the seams on both sides of the ratchet, letting it seep down into the insides.  Then I put a socket on it so it'd be easier to spin.  I grabbed the socket, letting go of the ratchet handle, then tried to spin it real fast.  To my amazement, it actually spun like it'd never had a problem at all!!  I spun it real fast in each direction so the Rust Reaper could do its job.  Then I started to grab for the handle of the ratchet and this putrid orange-vomit-colored liquid was oozing out of the insides of the ratchet and down the handle.  While the Rust Reaper itself smells kinda minty, that ooze sure had a weird odor.

You guys weren't kiddin' when you picked the name for this product were you??  I've never seen a product work like that before.  This is like something you see on one of those late night TV ads except this stuff works just like advertised!!  I've tried plenty of other rust dissolving, penetrating lubricants, but none of them ever worked this good.  Not even close.  Most were a total joke and the couple that did any good barely made a difference.

Rust Reaper saved me a very expensive ratchet.  Oh, and it works on surface rust, too.  Quite a few of my tools have rust on the surface and Rust Reaper knocks it out like nothin'!  Just squirt a little right on the rust, and by the time you've grabbed a rag to wipe it off, the rust is liquefied.  It is really cool!

It's not everyday a guy finds something like this stuff.  Thanks to you guys for talking about it in these forums and thanks for answering my questions on if it'd work on a throttle cable, Tom.  A huge thank you to whoever created this stuff!  You will literally save me hundreds of dollars in tools, throttle cables, labor, and who knows what else.

  8)  <-- Alaskan happy dance

[Dave Shepard]

I've got a bunch of woodworking tools that have collected a little surface rust, I guess I need some Reaper! Does anyone know if RR works as a protectant, after it has Reaped the Rust?


Dave

[Tom]

That's great, warbird.  We're proud of Mike P and his product, Rust Reaper, too.

[DanG]

Good for you, Warbird!  Getting one of those nice toolboxes and discovering RustReaper all in the same day is almost more than a feller can stand!

There are two good reasons why we talk up RustReaper on this forum:

1. Our very own Mike_P developed, manufactures and markets the stuff.

2. IT WORKS!! 8) 8) 8)

[Warbird]

I've got a bunch of woodworking tools that have collected a little surface rust, I guess I need some Reaper! Does anyone know if RR works as a protectant, after it has Reaped the Rust?

Dave, absolutely.  Their website says this:

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# Lubricates – A combination of synthetic lubricants and friction modifiers provide lubricating film strength, allowing metal surfaces to more freely move against each other.
# Protects – Rust Reaper contains anti-rust additives that will provide protection to metal surfaces.
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Also, I checked out that ratchet I treated with Rust Reaper and it is definitely still lubricated.  I'm super impressed with this stuff (and I'm very hard to impress!).  This stuff is absolutely amazing.

[Warbird]

Good for you, Warbird!  Getting one of those nice toolboxes and discovering RustReaper all in the same day is almost more than a feller can stand!

There are two good reasons why we talk up RustReaper on this forum:

1. Our very own Mike_P developed, manufactures and markets the stuff.

2. IT WORKS!! 8) 8) 8)

You ain't kidding!  I forgot or didn't know that Mike actually created the stuff.  That's a guy I'd like to meet someday.  It is seriously the best shop product I've ever had the pleasure of using.

Thanks again Tom, for answering my initial questions on if this stuff would work. 

[Jeff]

One of the things that I am very proud of is the Forestry Forum's association with Mike and Rust Reaper, and another is that I came up with the name Rust Reaper.  ;D  Reaper is actually a play on words coming from the McCormick Reaper. One of Mike's hobbies is old Iron as well as mine. I was thinking about that one night after we were first talking about his product and working on the ideas for creating a web presence. I was watching Monster Garage when the idea just popped into my head.  I think at the time I sent 2 or 3 suggestions to Mike, knowing which one I liked. He and his family then discussed it and then picked Rust Reaper. Thats how the name was born. 

[Warbird]

Jeff, that is really cool.  You guys done good.

[Tom]

It's just another example of how the Forestry Forum is different from other commercial intities.   Forestry Forum members can pride themselves in the fact that companies who sponsor are "family members", not just someone paying a buck for a link.

Rust Reaper is an example.  The membership takes great pride in Mike's successes.  And, yes, some have even had a hand in them.  Because of it, Mike acknowledges the forum as being something more important to him than a mailing address; and the members are sharing in the pride of his success.

Log Rite found that the forum was more than an advertising venue too. Over the years, members have stuck out their chests with pride every time that Kevin and Tamiam are successful in a venture.  They've built their company, purchased others and still meet the members at shows with brownies.   It's like having a successful cousin that you brag about everywhere you go.

Then there are some that are really family, like Pete's Antler Grower.  Another product shared with forum members as if they were extended an advertising arm.   There is always little bags of it at the pig roast, being passed out.  For a time, there were even stories of success posted on the forum.  It made for fun reading, especially when you know the guy first hand.

Then there is Nyle.   A company known worldwide for its kilns, and Don, the owner, and Den, a competitor, who meet on our drying board as if they are old buddies.  We get a lot of special attention from these two and not a show will go by but what many of us will look them up to visit.

Blue Ox is a family sponsor.  I make a special trip to their setup at every show.  Visiting with them is like old home week.  Now, here's a Mom/Pop operation that attracts us like a magnet, always good for conversation, visiting and some kind of new product.  Yep, they'll know your name too.

Eggimann!  Now who hasn't heard of them/it/him.  What with the sawing of the big log and the jumping in to draw attention to Jeff and the forum, offering members special deals and free design information.  Yes, it's member Burlkraft that owns it.  You know it's more than a commercial advertisement when the membership pours out over his recent illness.

Sawmill and Woodlot.  Who would have known!   Nancy B has made herself right at home and we've been enjoying her Daddy's stories as well as a well written magazine and member benefits.

WoodMizer and Bio Mizer have a special place here because of years of service to the members.  Nobody can deny Woodmizer's concerns for the industry, over and above the dollars.   They attend the pig roast just like members and have entertained the children as if they were their own.

Baker is another that is more than a name on the side of the page.  I've broken bread with them in my own home and welcome them anytime. Selling me a mill?  Nah..  We were going fishing.

Peterson mills has gone out of their way to retain the personal relationships created by Kerras and Chris, the owners, in years gone by.  Another example of sharing the same table at shows.

TimberKing, the first of our committed sponsors. That's why they are at the top of the page.  There is a company that won our hearts when the President of the company showed that he wasn't too good to rub shoulders with us at shows.   He still shows up on the forum now and again, but we miss his frequent attendence.    I first met him at a little backwoods show close to Blackshear, Ga.  He and I walked the lines of equipment together and I was duly impressed by his openness when he made the comment about the Baker saw.  "That looks like a pretty good piece of Equipment", he said.   It was , but he was showing a pretty good piece of equipment himself.   I haven't seen him around in a while. They don't seem to be frequenting the same shows that I attend. But, I certainly have a deep respect for them.

So, the next time you wear your Forestry Forum hat to a show and end up at a sponsor's site, Don't feel like you are a stranger.  You aren't.  :D

[Warbird]

So, the next time you wear your Forestry Forum hat to a show and end up at a sponsor's site, Don't feel like you are a stranger.  You aren't.  :D

Speaking of which...  I need to order me one of those.

Thanks for sharing all of that, Tom.  I knew this was a pretty special place. 

[Stamp]

Hey FF friends, Steve and I are in FL for a couple of months and he brought Rust Reaper in his tool box.  When he saw me walking toward a rusty bike chain with it, he actually TOOK IT OUT OF MY HAND and said it was too good of stuff and my bike chain wasn't worthy!  It's apparent I'm going to have to start buying my own...

[Jeff]

  :D

[DanG]

In FL for a couple of months?  Does that mean you're coming to see us? ;D

ps:  I can refill Steve's little RR bottle.

ps ps: Don't mind Jeff.  He laffs at everything.  I'm thinkin' he may have lost it. :

[Jeff]

Ada knows me well enough to know that already.